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Jansen de Vries syndrome: Report of four new patients and review of the literature




AuthorsTuiskula Anna, Rahikkala Elisa, Kero Andreina, Haanpää Maria K., Avela Kristiina

PublisherELSEVIER

Publication year2023

JournalEuropean Journal of Medical Genetics

Journal name in sourceEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS

Journal acronymEUR J MED GENET

Article number 104807

Volume66

Issue8

Number of pages6

ISSN1769-7212

eISSN1878-0849

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmg.2023.104807

Web address https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1769721223001131?via%3Dihub

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180476541


Abstract

Jansen de Vries syndrome (JDVS, OMIM: 617450) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with hypotonia, behavioral features, high threshold to pain, short stature, ophthalmological abnormalities, dysmorphism and occasionally a structural cardiac condition. It is caused by truncating variants of the last and penultimate exons of PPM1D. So far, 21 patients with JVDS have been reported in the literature. Here, we describe four novel cases of JVDS and review the current literature. Notably, our patients 1, 3 and 4 do not have intellectual disability albeit they have significant developmental difficulties. Thus, the phenotype may span from a classic intellectual disability syndrome to a milder neurodevelopmental disorder. Interestingly, two of our patients have received successful growth hormone treatment. Considering the phenotype of all the known JDVS patients, a cardiological consultation is recommended, as at least 7/25 patients showed a structural cardiac defect. Episodic fever and vomiting may associate with hypoglycemia and may even mimic a metabolic disorder. We also report the first JDVS patient with a mosaic gene defect and a mild neurodevelopmental phenotype.


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